A member appointed as the Foreign Minister of the new South Korean government has shown a strong desire to improve relations between Japan and South Korea, and the Japanese government has expressed expectations for improving relations.
On the other hand, the government has decided to carefully assess the new administration's appearance, saying that there is no change in its policy of continuing to seek appropriate measures due to issues such as the comfort women issue.
Park Chin, a veteran lawmaker nominated as the foreign minister of the new administration by South Korea's president-elect Yun Seo-gyeol, who will take office on the 10th of next month, said on the 18th, "If you are still jerky, both sides It's a loss for us, "he said, showing his strong desire to improve the relationship.
In addition, President-elect Yun will dispatch a delegation consisting of members of parliament and diplomatic experts to Tokyo from the 24th of this month, and the delegation will exchange opinions with the Japanese side prior to the inauguration of the new government. I am.
From within the Government of Japan, "Given the fact that there are concerns about the impact on the international order, such as Russia's military invasion of Ukraine and North Korea's missile launch, Japan and South Korea and Japan, the United States and South Korea are three countries. It is even more important to collaborate with each other. "
On the other hand, the government has said that there is no change in the policy of seeking appropriate measures under the responsibility of the South Korean side due to issues such as "recruitment" during the Pacific War and the comfort women issue. Depending on the trends, there is a deep-rooted view that it will not be easy to fill the gap between the two countries, so we will carefully assess the outlook for the new administration.